Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,334, Nicholas Drake, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Drake, Nicholas
S. 34,334
CONTENTS

1872 May 16 Hon N E Hanna - Military family history for N E Hanna from M c
Notification sent September 18. 1821 to Lewis Condorcet, Morristown, N. Jersey
784
New Jersey Roll
Nicholas Drake, 4 Capt Polhamus
Private New Jersey Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Lewis Condorcet, Morristown, Co. N.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept r 1818 4 months 3/30 $32.80
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
( nine months ) 78 3/4
Continued
Jefferson Township, Morris Co.

Nicholas Drake
No 714 Jefferson
Con
May 18
Sep 18
Ed
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]

District of New-Jersey, } ss. Morris County, }
On this eighth day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, holden at Morris-Town, in and for the County of Morris, in the term of July, in the year aforesaid. [The said court being a court of record, possessing a seal, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping records of its proceedings, and its Judgments being removeable by writ of error only]
Nicholas Drake aged seventy-five years, resident in the township of Jefferson in said county, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the army line in the Regiment commanded by Col o Ogden in Capt o Pothamus's Company; that he made his original declaration on the second day of May A.D. 1818; that he has received a pension Certificate bearing date the twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1818. and is numbered 714
And I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. That I am seventy five years of age by occupation a laborer but am not a healthy man although not entirely incapacitated from following my occupation; I have a wife aged about forty five years , in good health; I have as I believe living nine children but they do not reside with me nor are they dependent on me for support, and all but one reside in the western country as I believe
Sworn and declared to the 8 th July. A.D. 1820. before Col o H Ford
Nicholas Drake

SCHEDULE referred to in the foregoing deposition of
Nicholas Drake
The following is a true list of all the property both real and personal of Nicholas Drake except his beds and bedding and wearing apparel for himself and wife
2 Small Iron pots 4 old chains 1 Iron teakettle 2 old pails 1 old churn & two tubs 1 Chopping axe and 2 old hoes 1 old small spinning wheel 1 old pair of tongs 1 old Drip pan & 1 old table 1 old chest and 2 Barrels 1 Grindstone 1 old meat chest and old desk 1 yearling calf Some plates and platters and trunks
He has no lands or any other property except a debt due to him from Aaron Bedford of six dollars and a few small debts due to him from other persons the whole not to exceed five dollars as he believes
Sworn and Subscribed the 8 th day of July, A.D. 1820. before Gab l H Ford
Nicholas Drake

State of New Jersey, } ss. County of Morris. }
I, Robert H. McCarter, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Morris, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do hereby further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty three dollars - $ 23.00
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty.
Robert H. McCarter Clerk of the Court for the County of Morris

Nicholas Drake
Correct
DN
2 May

State of New Jersey
County of Morris
Personally came before me, Lewis Condick, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Morris, Nicholas Drake, who being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith, that he served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, against the Common enemy, in the service of the United States: That he Enlisted at Trenton, in the State of New Jersey, about the twenty fourth day of May of the year seventeen hundred and sixty  eighty in Captain John Polhamas's Company, and joined the First Regiment of the Jersey line Commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden, at Mount Holly, in the State aforesaid, on the Twenty eighth day of the same month, and continued in the same the full term of nine months; the time for which he enlisted being then expired he was with regularly & honorably discharged at Elizabeth town, in the County of Essex, & State aforesaid; that his discharge is now lost: That in the course of his service he was engaged, and personally present, at the battle of Monmouth;
This Deponent further saith, that it was on the Continental Establishment in which he served; He also saith that he resides in the township of Jefferson, in the County of Morris, and State of New Jersey; that he is upwards of seventy three years of age; that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support, and prays to have his name placed on the pension list; that he hath no further evidence now in his power of his said services: — This Deponent further saith that about one week before he was discharged at Elizabeth town afo d the Company to which he belonged fell to the command of Captain Holmes.
Sworn and subscribed, before me at Morris Town, May 2, 1818 The words, "seventy eight," in the 8th line, were intoned before signing. Lewis Condick.
This deponent further states on oath, that before his enlistment in the regular army, he was personally present at the Battle of Trenton & Princeton, in the character of a militia volunteer.
Nicholas Drake

I. Lewis Condick, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Morris & State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Nicholas Drake, did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in the foregoing Deposition; & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had & taken before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress of the 18 th March Domini 1818. Morris Town, 2 d May 1818. Lewis Condick.
State of New Jersey } County of Morris } Robert H. M c Carter Clerk of the said County of Morris do certify that Lewis Condick Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit is made, is and was at the doing thereof duly enrolled One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris, and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said County of Morris the Second day of May Eighteen Hundred and eighteen.
Robert H. M c Carter

34 334 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 384
Nicholas Drake
Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 114
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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House of Reps
May 11 th 1872
Sir
The accompanying letter of W E Tins of Cassville Mo. is respectfully forwarded with the request that the information desired be furnished to me
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
H E Hurns
Hon James H Baker
Commissioner of Pensions